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Eric Priezkalns

During his career, Eric has been a Director of Risk Management for a national telco, the Chief Executive of the Risk & Assurance Group, a Chief Marketing Officer for a software business, a consultant, a public speaker and the publisher of Commsrisk since its launch in 2006. Look here for more about the history of Commsrisk and the role played by Eric.

The comms providers that Eric has worked for include Qatar Telecom, Cable & Wireless, T‑Mobile, Sky and Worldcom. In addition to his proficiency at speaking about the current scamdemic, Eric is also a qualified chartered accountant and a subject matter expert in consumer protection, enterprise risk management, fraud prevention, data integrity and billing accuracy. Eric was the lead author of Revenue Assurance: Expert Opinions for Communications Providers, published by CRC Press. He can be reached through the contact form on this website.

Articles by This Author

Subex Boss Hints at ‘Double Digit Growth’

Revenues improved considerably in Q3 but Subex CEO Surjeet Singh was vague about the drivers of growth during a recent TV interview.

Commsrisk Top Ten for January 2017

Which Commsrisk articles grabbed the attention of your peers? These ten received most unique views during January.

The Changing Market Landscape with John Brooks

An experienced pro, Subex's VP of Product Management shares his opinions on where telco risk and assurance is headed.

Ghana National Revenue Audit Row Ignites Again

Ghana's press are taking sides and placing blame as the two national RA audits seem set to cost more than they recover.

2017: Shit or Bust for Professional Education

Nobody is going to gift us a decent professional education. We must collectively give it to ourselves, and do so whilst we have sufficient strength in numbers.

UK ISPs to Send ‘Educational’ Emails to Pirates

Targeting peer-to-peer piracy by telling kids about copyright demonstrates just how clueless institutions can be.

Telstra Defeats Aussie Privacy Commissioner Over Metadata

Federal judges decided the Australian Privacy Act does not force telcos to give detailed service data to customers.

$10bn Wiped Off BT Value; Scandal in Italian Unit

Italian prosecutors are now investigating after a member of staff blew the whistle on a complicated scheme to inflate cashflows.

The Echo Is Listening; or Why We Bug Ourselves

The voice interface of the Amazon Echo leads to recordings being transmitted and stored on Amazon's servers. The police, and others, may want that data.

EE Fined $3.3mn for Overcharging

EE overcharged 40,000 customers, and were slow to reimburse them. The issues identified show how flawed the UK's billing accuracy regime is.

Presentation to WeDo User Group Malaysia

Writing a short presentation on the 5 hottest topics in RAFM is difficult. There are many challenges facing RAFM and the connections between them are complicated.

Human Content Filters Sue Microsoft for PTSD

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is caused by exposure to distressing events. Two Microsoft employees who reviewed online filth now seek compensation for the anxiety caused.

The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard


Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.

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